page_title: Van Buren, Arkansas
section_title: Climate
hierarchical_section_title: Van Buren, Arkansas / History / Climate
caption_attribution_description: A view of the Arkansas River at Meyer Park in Van Buren, Arkansas. The Highway 64/71 bridge is to the left, and the Old Frisco Bridge is to the right.
context_page_description: Van Buren is the second largest city in the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area and the county seat of Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. The city is located directly northeast of Fort Smith at the Interstate 40 - Interstate 540 junction. The city was incorporated in 1845 and as of the 2010 census had a population of 22,791, ranking it as the state's 22nd largest city, behind Searcy.
context_section_description: Van Buren lies within a humid subtropical climate area. The city also lies on the eastern edge of the region known as Tornado Alley.  Average temperatures range from 36°F in January, to as high an average of 81 °F in July with temperatures reaching the high 90s and low 100s in August.  The average annual temperature is approximately 60 °F.  Average precipitation is about 41 total inches, with only six inches being snow.
  July and August are the hottest months of the year, with an average high of 93 °F (34 °C) and an average low of 71.5 °F (21.9 °C). Temperatures above 100 °F (37.8 °C) are not uncommon, occurring on average eleven times a year. December and January are the coldest months with an average high of 50.5 °F (10.3 °C) and an average low of 30 °F (−1 °C). Highs below 32 °F (0.0 °C) occur on average five times a year, with 0.2 nights per year dropping below 0 °F (−17.8 °C). The city's highest temperature was 113 °F (45.0 °C), recorded in 1936. The lowest temperature recorded was −15 °F (−26.1 °C), in 1899.
caption: View of the Arkansas River from Meyer Park, 2013
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